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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (6 & 7 December 2017)

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Lot 1

The superb Indian Mutiny V.C. group of seven awarded to Major General Sir Henry ‘Harry’ Tombs, V.C., K.C.B., one of the great heroes of the Victorian era, who was mentioned in despatches for every campaign in which he fought, gaining the award of the Victoria Cross for gallantry before Delhi on 9 July 1857 - When attacked by a column of the 8th Irregular cavalry who had mutinied at Bareli, he twice at the last moment saved the life of his wo...

Sold for £240,000

Lot 2

A fine Crimean War C.B. group of six awarded to Rear-Admiral Thomas Wren Carter, Royal Navy, whose two campaign clasps span a remarkable period of almost 55 years The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, complete with narrow gold swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Naval General Service 1793-18401...

Sold for £6,500

Lot 3

A fine Boer War C.B., Great War C.B.E. group of eight awarded to Colonel E. E. Carr, who commanded the Royal Scots Fusiliers at the Relief of Ladysmith, and was severely wounded at Pieter’s Hill leading his regiment in the final attack The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamels; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) 1st type neck badge; Indi...

Sold for £2,600

Lot 4

An interesting C.B. group of eight awarded to Paymaster Rear-Admiral Henry Horniman, Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Paymaster H. Horniman, H.M.S. Barracouta.); 1914-15 Star (Ft. Payr. H. Horniman. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Payr. Commr. H. Horniman. R.N.); Jubilee 1935; France, Third Republic, Legion of...

Sold for £2,800

Lot 5

The C.B., Kenya ‘Mau Mau’ C.B.E., Second War North West Europe 1944 D.S.O. and 1945 Second Award Bar group of thirteen awarded to Major-General the Lord Thurlow, Seaforth Highlanders, who served during the Second War in Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Eritrea, and the Western Desert, before landing with the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders on D-Day, and serving as their Commanding Officer in France. Awarded the D.S.O. for securing a bridgehead acros...

Sold for £5,000

Lot 6

A superb Great War '1916' C.M.G., Boer War 'Magersfontein' subaltern's D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel W. G. Neilson, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, who rescued a wounded man during the Battle of Modder River on 28 November 1899, and was himself wounded later in the same action. The following month Neilson again distinguished himself when he led a bayonet charge at Magersfontein on 11 December 1899, which cleared an advanced post of...

Unsold

Lot 7

A Great War C.M.G., 1916 ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. R Sedgwick, Royal Field Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R. silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colon...

Sold for £1,400

Lot 8

The K.B.E., Order of St. John group of seven awarded to Sir Herbert D. W. Lewis, Commissioner for Wales, Order of St. John of Jerusalem The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander’s 1st type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with full neck riband; Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, unmarked; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace’s set of insignia, comprisin...

Sold for £1,400

Lot 9

The important 1914 ‘Le Cateau’ D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Vallentin, commanding 27th Battery, Royal Field Artillery, for gallantry in saving guns under heavy fire at Ligny in August 1914, the fourth D.S.O. gazetted for the Great War The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarked London 1919; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; 1914 Star, with cl...

Sold for £5,000

Lot 10

The unique Great War O.B.E. group of four awarded to Captain R. H. Struben, who raised and commanded Struben’s Scouts during the Boer War, before becoming Intelligence Staff Officer to Douglas Haig; he later served with the Remount Depot during the Great War, and was Member of Parliament for Albany, Eastern Cape; only 13 Q.S.A.s were awarded to Struben’s Scouts, of whom Struben was the only Officer The Most Excellent Order of the British E...

Sold for £3,800

Lot 11

A Great War ‘Home Service’ O.B.E. pair awarded to Major A. M. A. Struben, South African Engineers attached Royal Air Force, late Kitchener’s Horse The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt (hallmarks for London 1918), in Garrard, London, case of issue; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg (Lieut: A. M....

Sold for £320

Lot 12

A Great War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Paymaster Commander H. A. Lockett, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914 Star, with copy clasp (L1/3319. H. A. Lockett, C.P.O. R.N.V.R. Collingwood Bttn. R.N.D.); British War and Victory Medals (Payr. Lt. Cr. H. A. Lockett. R.N.V.R.); Coronation 1911; Royal Naval...

Sold for £1,600

Lot 13

A Great War ‘Salonika’ O.B.E. group of five awarded to Major C. H. A. Hirtzl, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps and East African Pioneer Corps The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919; 1914-15 Star (23 Pnr. C. H. A. Hirtzel. E. A. Pnrs.); British War and Victory Medal, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (Major C. H. A. Hirtzel. R.A.F.); Defe...

Sold for £280

Lot 14

An O.B.E., Great War ‘Russian Intervention’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Colonel N. S. Henshaw, Royal Engineers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse privately engraved ‘Capt. N. S. Henshaw’, with replacement ring suspension; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. N. S. Henshaw.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Efficiency Decora...

Unsold

Lot 15

A fine Second World War ‘Arakan’ O.B.E. and ‘Burma’ Immediate M.C. group of nine awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel T. C. C. Lewin, 5th King’s African Rifles The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge; Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Ke...

Sold for £3,600

Lot 16

A Great War M.B.E., M.C. group of eight awarded to Major E. K. Laman, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, hallmarked London 1919; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut. E. K. Laman. S. Wales Bord.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Capt. E. K. Laman.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1911; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3800 S. Mjr: E...

Sold for £1,200

Lot 17

A Second War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Warrant Officer Class II Charity G. James, Auxiliary Territorial Service The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (W.10072 W.O. Cl.2. C. G. James. M.B.E. A.T.S.) nearly extremely fine (5) £180-220

Sold for £380

Lot 18

A Post-War ‘Civil Division’ M.B.E. group of four awarded to Motor Mechanic A. G. Way, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type breast badge, silver, in Royal Mint case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (M.B.2451 A. G. Way. M.M. R.N.V.R.), one digit on BWM officially corrected; Defence Medal, together with the related miniature awards, nearly extremely fine (4)...

Sold for £120

Lot 19

A good Boer War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. Fairweather, Kaffrarian Rifles, who was three times wounded and twice Mentioned in Despatches during the Boer War, doing especially good service at the Relief of Wepener; he subsequently commanded the South African Railway Regiment in German South West Africa during the Great War and was later given the command of the South African Motor Cyclist Corps. He was killed in action...

Sold for £5,000

Lot 20

A Great War D.S.O., M.C. group of four awarded to Major J. A. Roddick, 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Liverpool Regiment, who was awarded his Military Cross at the Third Battle of Ypres, and afterwards commanded the defence of Limerick Post in November 1917, when his small garrison held out against overwhelming enemy forces for 18 hours, though entirely surrounded - ‘one of the epic actions of the War’ Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., sil...

Sold for £4,600

Lot 21

A Great War D.S.O. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Charles Cavendish-Bentinck, 9th Lancers, attached to the Protectorate Regiment during the Defence of Mafeking, he was wounded there having fired the first shot of the siege; he afterwards served at Gallipoli with Godley’s Australian and New Zealand Division until wounded and evacuated, and later in France with Godley’s II Anzac Corps Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; Qu...

Sold for £4,600

Lot 22

The important Great War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel Sir Thomas A. Bradford, Durham Light Infantry, the only surviving member of the ‘Bradford Boys’, the most decorated family of the Great War - between them the four brothers were awarded two Victoria Crosses, one Distinguished Service Order, two Military Crosses, and were thrice Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral...

Sold for £8,000

Lot 23

An extremely rare Anglo-Boer War D.T.D., Great War German South-West Africa D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel P. L. de Jager, Piet Retief Commando, one of a handful of South Africans to be awarded the Russian Order of St. Stanislas Anglo-Boer War Decoration voor Trouwe Dienst 1899-1902 (Kapt. & Adj. P. L. de Jager); Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Anglo-Boer War Medal...

Sold for £6,500

Lot 24

A Great War R.R.C. group of six awarded to Miss Gwendoline Williams, American Ambulance Hospital Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., gold and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Miss G. Williams.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, erased; 1914 Star (G. Williams. Amer. Amb. Hosp.); British War and Victory Medals (Sister G. Williams.) mounted as worn, toned, good very fine (6) £1200-1600

Sold for £1,600

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